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Zillow ranked Oklahoma City No. 1 out of 42 large metro areas nationwide for tech companies and start-ups to expand. The study focused on these five factors: housing affordability, market ‘“hotness,” demographics & labor, tech availability, and livability. Oklahoma City, referred to as the “Silicon Prairie,” offered the Read More

Once a decade, America comes together to count every resident in the United States, creating national awareness of the importance of the census and its valuable statistics. This year, the census count will begin April 1. Participating in the census is vital to our city because federal funds, grants and support to states, counties and communities are based Read More

Plans are being finalized now for the last two sections of the trail system that loops around Oklahoma City. When both sections are completed in fall 2021, the city will have a 42-mile trail loop. MacArthur Associated Consultants is leading the design and engineering on the southeast gap that will close the connection from the loop’s eastern-most Read More

Since 2016, Oklahoma City’s Boathouse District has been drawing adventure enthusiasts, Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls and those with an interest in paddlesports to the Oklahoma River. Now, the district is expanding with new amenities and events that will draw local and national crowds to the area. The Boathouse District will play host to the 2020 Read More

According to the latest numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment dropped to 2.8% in the Oklahoma City MSA in December. It was down from 3.1% the previous month. This represented the 18th-lowest unemployment rate of all large metros in the country. For the calendar year, the unemployment rate for the metro hovered around 3%. In April, Read More

Suma, a startup that matches moms with employers, officially launched Tuesday with 300 women already on its platform.

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On April 22, one OKC-based entrepreneur will go home with $100,000 of seed money at the Rise of the Rest Road Trip event. Applications are due Feb. 24.

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Good news for any veterans who are currently (or about to be) in the market for buying a house: OKC isn’t just one of the top five cities for veteran homebuyers, but it’s also the most cost effective. By weighing factors like OKC’s veteran population, cost of living, median home price and more, Veterans United ranked Oklahoma City as the Read More